papoose

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

pa·poose

noun \pa-ˈpüs, pə-\

Definition of PAPOOSE

: a young child of American Indian parents

Origin of PAPOOSE

Narragansett papoòs
First Known Use: 1634

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